Addressing-machine.



W. HALL.

ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16, 1912.

Patented July 8, 1913.

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ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED sn1=1*.1a,19 12.

Patented July 8, 1913.

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W IITN E5555 W. HALL.

ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APILIUA'IION FILED 8BPT.16,1912.

Patented July 8, 1913.

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WITN ESSES W. HALL.

ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SIJPT.16,1912.

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WITN ESSES Patented July 8, 1913.

UNITED I STATES PATENT oruron- WILLIAM HALL, OF NEW YORK, N.- Y.-, ASS INOR TO, HUBER! GABDINEB, FRANK E.

- FENNESSY, AND EDWARD Ha FENNESBY.

ADDBESSINGi-IAOEINE;

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PatentedJu1y8,1 913i To all whom it may concern) Be it known that I, WILLIAM HALL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, cit of New York, in the county of Kings a State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Addressing-Machines, of which the following isa specification.

The invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of various devices, elements and parts, Whereby the object of my invention is attained, all as fully and specifically set forth in this specification, and in the accompanying drawin s which form a part hereof.

The invention, relates more articularl to that type of addressing mac lines whic comprises feeding mechanism adapted to feed stenciling cards into printing or stenciling position with reference to a co'ntin'w ous roll of paper, and its object is to provide a simple, effective and eficient mechanism to accomplish the necessary end in a workmanlilte and accurate manner.

Bymeans of my inventionpthe'.--stencil plates or cards, wh1ch are of the usual type of perforated plates or cards, are accurately fed one at a time, carried into printing or stenciling position, used for stenciling, and.

neatly and accurately galleyed for boxing orcasing for future use. The feeding and stenciling being mechanical, the stenciling is performed accurately in a predetermined position on the continuous paper roll which passes on, as in the case of a wrapping and addressing machine, to a point where it is cut to the proper size for wrapping.

Means are also provided by my invention wherein-the feed can be so adjusted to compensate for the various thicknesses of stenciling cards or plates.

Further advantages of my invention will be pointed out in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof.

Referring to the said drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved device showing a portion of the framework of the machine to which the feeding mechanism is attached; Fig. 2 is a plan view ofFi 1; Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section my improved device; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevation of the same, partly in section.

In the said drawings, a portion of the framework of the machine a to which the feeding mechanism is attached is shown at y 1. The entire feeding and stenciling mechanlsm is carried on the two pedestals 2 and 3 and an upright bracket 4 secured tals 2 and 3 is a transverse bar 5 whic carfeed box 6 the said feed box 6 being supported at the middle by the upright bracket t. A main drive shaft 7. carried in bearmgs 8 secured to the pedestals 2 and 3 recured thereto and driven by a chain 10 from someoutside source.

The stencil cards are fed into the feed box 'travels over a driving pulley 13 secured to the shaft 14 and an idler pulley 15 mounted on a shaft 16 mounted H1 bearings 17 secured to the bottom of the feed box 6. The belt 11 is not, however, absolutely essential to the operation of the ap aratus and may if desired be dispensed Wit butin order to insure the position and regular feeding of the cards in an upri ht position, I provide a feed belt 18 on eac side of the receptacle or feed box 6, saidbelts 18 being provided with projecting fingers 19. The feed belts 18 are carried on the driving pulleys 20 and idler pulleys 21 secured to the shafts 22 and 23, mounted in suitable bearings 24.- on the sides 25 of the box 6. The shafts 22 receive their rotation through pulleys 27 mounted thereon, the belts 28 and the pulleys 29 mounted on the shaft 14.

To accomplish the intermittent feed necessar to feed the cards one at a time a ratchet 30 is secured to the shaft 14 and actuated by a awl 31 carried on a pawl plate 32 revolu ly mounted on the said shaft 14. A re ciprocating arm 33 having a bifurcated end 3% to fit over the shaft 7 carries a roller 34' to engage with a cam 35 mounted on said shaft 7, the other end being pivotally secured at 36 to the pawl plate 32. It can be seen that for each revolution of the shaft 7 the reciprocating arm 33, through the action of the cam 35 on the roller 34, receives an impulse of such amplitude as to force to'the framel. Attached to the two edesries and supports the discharge end of the ceives its power through a sprocket 9 sedwherein they rest on a belt 11 which forms the pawl plate its pawl 31 and the.

30 on its shaft 14, the'distance-between two successive teeth of the said ratchet 30, the

resultant rotation when translated through the belt 11 and the auxiliary belts'-.18 into" lateral movement, being suflicient to discharge one card. The pawl plate 32 together with the reciprocating arm 33 are then returned-into their normal or rest position by a spring 36' attached thereto and to a bracket 37 secured to one of the bearings 38 of the she 14. To guard ainst any of the cards l feing ushed upw a rd at the discharge end of the 1: due to crowding, a holding finger 39 of spring steel or other suitable material-is secured to one of the sides of the box 6.

Carried in uprights 40 which are sup-- ported by the sides 25 of the feed box 6 is a shaft 41 driven by a chain 42, on a sprocket 43 on said shaft 41 and receiving power from an auxilia' shaft 44 b means of a sprocket 45 secur thereon, said shaft 44 being. driven from the main shaft 7 by a pair of spur gears 46 and .47 Secured to .the shaft 41 is a segmental ear' 48 006perating with a rack49 secure. plate 50 mounted in suitable ing upwardldy projectin bem brace and tied y the rod 53. It can e seen that as the shaft 7 and the shaft to a plunger slides 51 hav-' 44 are continuously revolved,the shaft 41' is continuously revolved and consequently, the segmental gear-48 and when the teeth on the said car 48 come into engagement with the rac 49 fastened'to the plunger plate 50 the said plunger plate is forced ownward and as it passes downward, one card which is at the. discharge end of the feed box 6 is forced downward by said plunger plate 50. As soon as'the plunger plate is at the downward limit of its movement, the last tooth on the segmental gear 48 has ridden out of engagement with the rack 49, at which time the plunger'is returned to the u per limit of its movement under the impulue of springs 54secured to pins 55 on the tplunger plate 50 and to pins 56 secured to e ears 52 of the slides. To take up the jar'of the plunger plate 50 on its upward movement, a dash pct 57 is secure to a transverse rod 58 which-is secured to the, pedestals 2 and 3.

Mounted on the shafts 7 and 44 are drums 59 and 60 having on a part of their periphery 61 and 62, sai facing being held in place by suitable clamps 63.-

s the stencil card is forced down be hind the pa er 64 which is carried on a reel 65 mounted tween the pedestals 2 and 3, it

'comes into the bite of the facing 61 and 62 on the drums '59 and 60, the facing on the drum 59 having previously been inked by contacting'with an inking roller 66, mounted on a spindle 67 and revolving in an ink and onto the cars 52, 'said ears 'result may be obtainedby securing such strips. a rubber or similar facing well or receptacle 68 carried on a transverse bar 69cn the-frame 1 of the machine, and as the stencil card comesinto such bite,- it is firmly ressed against the paper 64 and ink from t e facilnfg 62 is pressed or rolled throughthe'pe orations in said stencil card 7 paper 64 in the, proper position on such" paper. j

To secure uniform distribution of the on the, inki roll 66, 'said'roll 66 is constantly rota by having a gear 70, secured to the spindle 67 and in mesh with thegear 46.

When the stencil card passes out of the bite of the drums 59 and 60 it passes into the bite of rollers 71-and 72 mounted on spindles 73 by a train of spurs 74, said spurs and-spindles being operated by sprockets7 5 ains 7 6,,the paper meanwhile passin and c under a roll 77 and Inward to'be cut an used in the machine to which this invention is attached. Having passed the rolls 71 and 72" the card-drops into the threads of two worms 78 and 79, synch'ronousl operated, which carries each stencilin car out of the cards in a galley 80 from which the, are readily removed by the operator and xea or cased for future use. A wei ht of suitable shapea nd form may bep ced ahead of the cards in the galley for the cards to stack against and so prevent their tumbling over, which weight will slide along by the pressure of the cards forced along by the worms 78 and 79. To secure the rotation of the worms 78 and 79, which are carried; on spindles 81 and 82 mounted in bearings 83, onthe sideof the galley 80, bevel gears :85 are secured to the said spindles 81 and 82 and are driven from bevel gears 87 'on the Having thus described my invention, what path oft-he succeeding car and stacks the I claim as new and desire to secure by Let- I ters Patent is as-follows:

1. In an apparatus of the kind specified the combinatlon'with a receptacle adapted to contain addressing cards, and devices said receptacle, comprising a feeding belt at the bottom of said receptacle, and auxiliary feeding belts at the sides of said rece tacle, and devices adapted to propel said belts; of

'12!) adapted to feed 'said'cards along andout of manna pushing devices adapted to act upon said cards after they leave said receptacle and move them continuously downward into printing position; devices adapted to feed material into printing position; and devices adapted to depress a card upon said material and to print upon the said material.

2. In an apparatus of the kind specified the combination with a receptacle adapted to contain addressing cards, and devices adapted to feed said cards along and out of said receptacle, comprising, a feeding belt at the bottom of said receptacleand auxiliary feeding belts at the sides of said receptacle provided with fingers adapted to engage with said cards, and devices adapted to propel the said belts; of pushing devices adapted to act upon said cards after they leavesaid receptacle and move them continuously downward into printing position; devices adapted to feed material into printing position; and devices adapted to depress a card upon said material and to print upon the said material.

3. In an apparatus of the kind specified, the combination with a receptacle adapted to contain perforated printing cards, and devices adapted to feed said cards along and out of said receptacle, comprising feeding belts at the sides of said receptacle, and devices adapted to propel said belts; of pushing devices adapted to act upon said cards after they leave said receptacle and move them continuously downward into printing position; devices adapted to feed material into printing position; inkin vices adapted to depress such mkingdevices upon a card and upon such material to be printed, whereby ink is forced through the perforations of said card and upon said material. I I

4. In an apparatus of the kind specified, the combination with a receptacle adapted to contain perforating printing cards, and devices adapted to feed said cards along and out of said receptacle, comprising feeding belts at the sides of said receptacle provided with fingers adapted'to engage with said cards, and devices adapted to propel devices; de-

said belts; of pushing devices adapted to act upon said cards after they leave saidreceptacle and move them continuously downward into rinting position; devices adapted to feed material into printing position; inking devices; devices adapted to depress such inking devices upon a card and upon such material to be printed, whereby ink is forced through the perforations of said card and upon said material.

5. In an apparatus of the kind specified, the combination with a receptacle adapted to contain addressing cards, and devices adapted to feed said card's along and out of said receptacle, comprising feecung belts located at thesides of said receptacle, and

devices adapted to propel said feeding belts; v

of pushing devices adapted to act upon said cards after they leave said receptacle and I move them continuously downward into printing position; devices adapted to feed material into printing position, and devices adapted to depress a card upon the said material,

6. In an apparatus of the kind specified,

the combination with a receptacle adapted to vcontain addressing cards, and devices adapted to feed said cards along and out of said receptacle, comprising feeding belts located at the sides of said receptacle provided with projections adapted to engage with the edges of said cards, and devices adapted to propel the said feeding belts; of pushing devices adapted to act upon said cards after they leave said receptacle and move them continuously downward into printing position; devices adapted to feed material into printing position; and devices adapted to' depress a card upon said material and to print upon the said material.

In witness whereofI have hereunto signed my name this 12th day of September 1912, in] the presence of two subscribing witnesses. 1

WILLIAM HALL.

Witnesses:

EDMOND CONGAR BROWN, J. VY. MANNEBACH. 

